The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-04
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THOMAS JEFFERSON never beat about the
bush on the second-term question: But then
Jefferson a statesman Philadelphia Press.
WE cannot believe that Senator Allison wants
to run for President. For instance. he hasn't
been interviewed by Murat Halstead-New
York Graphic
HENRY GEORGE it is said, gets $75 night for
Iectnring Who wouldn't weep over the miseries
of the down-trodden workingman at SO per
weep?-Ceveland Pain Dealer.
WHEN will train-robbers their rude
methods of capturing railroads. and turn to the
more civilized methods known to the history of
modern stock operations7-Boston Globe.
IT is not correct to say that the interstate
commerce law works badly. 1t is hardly work
ing at all, but seems to be in state Of suspend
ed animation and sense.-New York Tribune.
FORMING an antipoverty society for the pur-
pose of destroying poverty is only new method,
with new name, for what the Socialists and
Anarchists have been promising to do ever since
they had an existence Journal.
IF President Cleveland did say he would re-
tire from public life at the close of his present
term he probably just meant that he would 60
with his party. Is there no applause for such
noble declaration as that2-Detroit Tribune
EDITORS who are beginning to feel alarm at
the revival of Know n othingism either fear too
much or their desert is Small" If they can't
trust the American people to run this country,
whom can they Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
LET labor be on guard against every advance
of the Anarchist and when labor shall repel him
as its meanest and most malignant enemy. the
Anarchist will speedily perish from the govern
ment that is ''of the people, for the people and
by the people. "-Philadelphi Times
ENGLAND picks Ireland as a hungry dog picks
a bone. To harry the Irish tenants is her amuse-
ment, almost her religion. She knows no higher
duty than to drive an Irish PEASANT into the high
way and she watches his children as they starve
with what approximates to satisfaction.-New
York Herald.
Mr. CLEVELAND has managed the second
term discussion admirably. He has maintained
a discreet silence--fallen into state of innocu-
Gus desuetude as it were-on this point He can
very consistently accept the denomination when
it is rendered to him, as it certainly will be-
Denver Republican.
THE fortunes of the base ball field are watched
by enthusiastic thousands as closely and with as
much interest as though the fate of postofices
and marshalshps trembled in the balance, and
as good order and generally good humor are
maintained, the baseball match has come to be
a great and beneicient Observation-Disclosures
phia North American.
THE story that the members of the Interstate
commerce Commission now travelling
through the South passes furnished them by
the railroads which they are going TO regulate,
should not be forgotten by our brethren of the
press, is il necessary that any effort should
be ade in the direction of proving it to be lie
It is a pretty good story it is, and it ought to
go The rounds and grow as 1t travels.-Chicago
Mail
IT may be admitted that the suppression of
mere drinking places, of saloons and shops the
sole purpose of which is TO dispense Intoxicating
drinks bar, is a legitimate object toward
which to work. But IT IS an object which in
most communities can be attained. II at all.
only by progressive steps. The rational method
is to establish such measure of restriction as
can be enforced with a reasonable degree of sue
cess. The number of licenses may be limited,
the fees may be placed so high as to suppress
low and cheap groegeries. and the terms and
conditions upon which licenses are granted may
be made stringent New York Times.